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Book Title: Artillery of Heaven : American Missionaries and the Failed Conversion of the Middle East
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Ussama Makdisi
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Christian Ministry / Missions, United States / 19th Century, General, Islam / General, Christianity / General
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication Year: 2009
Genre: Religion, History
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Number of Pages: 280 Pages
